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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is -1+-4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

come on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

get a calculator

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

-1 + (-4) -1 - 4 -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

+3 or -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its equals -5.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you have to do both operations with you have + and -

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

nope.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's not plus OR minus......

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what you talkin bout engineerChris. the answer is -5, not 3 same as -1-4 = -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

chickchick.. what is the symbol are you work with... do you have this one.. \[\pm\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh i see it could have been mistaken for\[\pm\]

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Right.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

That makes sense.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

deezil.. yeah, that is what I was saying... otherwise.. this really isnt a question..

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

this can a question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just have to wait for chickchick to say something..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's a question, just a simple one. You never know, chickchick might be a young student just learning about operations involving negative numbers.

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